HB 115

Did not advance

Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Delegate Long, R.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a voter to establish the voter's identity at the request of an election judge at a polling place by presenting the voter's registration card, a valid Maryland driver's license, or any identification card that contains a photograph of the voter and is issued by a political subdivision of the State, the State, the federal government, or any unit of a political subdivision of the State, the State, or the federal government.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or	Brandywine \| TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)	Written (PDF)
FAV	MULLICAN, Brigitta	Private	Written (PDF)
FAV	CARRICK, SHARON	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Long, R., Delegate Long, R.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waychoff, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	yang, bing	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stinar, Braden	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
UNF	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
UNF	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sullivan, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)FAV 1

Common Cause MDUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

LWVMDUNF 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilUNF 1

National Federation of the Blind of MarylandUNF 1

Office of Attorney GeneralUNF 1

PrivateFAV 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association